BEST SELF-PRODUCED CD

In 2005, The Blues Foundation established an award for the Best Self-Produced CD, given out at the International Blues Challenge, as part of our mission to celebrate blues recording and to ensure the future of this uniquely American art form. Unlike our celebration of blues recordings and performances at the Blues Music Awards, or our recognition of up-and-coming musician performance via The International Blues Challenge, this award was created to recognize excellence in independent Blues recordings.

Please refer to the complete set of rules on the Blues Foundation’s website

If you meet the requirements, you must Submit 4 copies of the disc to the CBA along with completeting the online form.

Deadline for submitting is October 18, 2026

For questions please email j2m@cascadeblues.org